Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28

glorious pleasure to chronicle these
attainments. With the violin attain
nents of Prof J. Edward Rattley,
the exquisite claronet playing of Prof.
W. Edward Foster, and the fine senic
painting of Col. II. Branton Kennedy,
Charlotte is bound to win.
A new literary circle has been
formed in the city, and will be known
as Zion Literary Lyceum. Mr.. James
Foster is president.
The question of prohibition and
anti-prohibition is now before the peo-
pie, and will be voted on the 9th of
June. SO far there has been little or
no canvassing on either side, and the
election seems to be but little talked
of. We have had so many elections
that the people are weary of them.
Wanted few good colored
citizens who can see the propriety of
patronizing colored business men,
Fhis applies especially to that class of
'olored men who get their living off
the colored people.
One J. W. Collins, one of the star
lights of the Salvation Army here, has
leen selling ice cream on the streets
Or some time. He recently purchased
wagon of a colored man on credit,
nd when asked for the money did
some pretty tall cursing. If this is q
sample of the Salvation Army, the
Lord protect US.
Mr.. Ralph Beaumont, the champion
orator of the Knights of Labor, made
one of the most brilliant speeches in
defence of labor, in the Mint yard
last Friday night, the goth, that we
ever heard.
What this country needs is more
practical religion, and less talk of the
failings and shortcomings of each
other.
We see that the Raleigh papers have
worked themselves up to stew be-
cause Bishop Lyman had lawn party
at his house, and invited few colored
ministers. Well, it is getting mig lty
nad that poor little black preacher
ant eat in white mans yard with
nut raising a muss. There is one
abstraction that the colored have,
lowever-after death the Lord de-
:ides mans case by his merits, and
not by his color. and those who are so
ready to give the Negro kick now
cannot decide on what seat he shall
sit in the great hereafter.
1t is said that in certain ward in
this city, strange noises are frequently
heard it sounds as if some one was
in distress, and those who have heard
it declare that it sounds like some one
grieving over the fact that he only got
City cents for his vote on election
day, while others got dollar.
1t is gratifying to know that the
colOrel people at the drill in Wash
ington are doing nobly. Some white
troupes, who have never yet been re-
constructed, are trying to draw the
color line, but it wont work. They
are simply behind the times. We
would not be bit surprised to know
that the colored men won prize, for
colored man always was lucky, anyhow.
Arithmetic +: If certain colored
politician works with the Republican
party in the day time, and meets
Democratic club at night, takes money
from both parties, and votes a split
ticket on election day, what is the
price of beef when dog collars are
worth a cent each ?
Because a man holds his head up,
and does not hold conversation with
every one he meets, you should not
call him above his race-especially
when he treats all alike. pays his
debts, and does not owe those who arc
ever ready to try and find fault with
him.
D. " NJ Noflo4t nostor &c G;n,n-